Norway contributes €1.1 million to boost human rights in Georgia

The Council of Europe Office in Georgia announced the news, saying Norway’s contribution of €1.1 million was to help the implementation of the Council of Europe 2016-2019 Action Plan for Georgia.

The announcement came when Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni met with Permanent Representative of Norway to the Council of Europe Astrid Helle last week.

At the meeting Helle confirmed the importance Norway attached to the cooperation activities delivered by the Council of Europe in Georgia.

With this new pledge, Norway’s voluntary contribution to the current Action Plan for Georgia reached approximately €1.8 million.

The contribution from Norway will allow the Council of Europe to increase support to the Georgian authorities and stakeholders, in areas such as reform of the judiciary, human rights and administration of elections,” the Council of Europe Office in Georgia said in a statement.

This additional support is particularly timely, coming at the beginning of a new governance cycle, when reform directions are being reconfirmed in line with the European values of human rights, democracy and rule of law.”